tabla
[tah-bluh, tuhb-luh]
- a small drum or pair of drums of India tuned to different pitches and played with the hands.
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Origin of tabla
1860–65; earlier tubla < Hindi tablā < Arabic ṭabla, derivative of ṭabl drum
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Historical Examples
One leg of each was resting on the tabla The lady reported us as sitting together on a sofa.
Ancient Faiths And ModernThomas Inman
Tabla ang risulta sa iliksiyun, The election ended in a draw.
A Dictionary of Cebuano VisayanJohn U. Wolff
Tabla ang itap-ung sa lungag, Use a piece of wallboard to cover the hole.
A Dictionary of Cebuano VisayanJohn U. Wolff
At our wish she then brought out the tabla, or board of wood on which the beating is done, and the stone for beating.
In Indian Mexico (1908)Frederick Starr
tabla
- a musical instrument of India consisting of a pair of drums whose pitches can be varied
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Word Origin
Hindu, from Arabic tabla drum
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Word Origin and History for tabla
n.
pair of drums used in northern Indian music, 1865, from Hindi, from Arabic tabl "a drum played with the hand."
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